Ezekiel 12:6

Ezekiel 12:6 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)In their sight shalt thou bear it upon thy shoulders, and carry it forth in the twilight: thou shalt cover thy face, that thou see not the ground: for I have set thee for a sign unto the house of Israel.
• New International Version (NIV)Put them on your shoulder as they are watching and carry them out at dusk. Cover your face so that you cannot see the land, for I have made you a sign to the Israelites.”
• English Standard Version (ESV)In their sight you shall lift the baggage upon your shoulder and carry it out at dusk. You shall cover your face that you may not see the land, for I have made you a sign for the house of Israel."
• New King James Version (NKJV)In their sight you shall bear them on your shoulders and carry them out at twilight; you shall cover your face, so that you cannot see the ground, for I have made you a sign to the house of Israel.”

Context of Ezekiel 12:6

4You will bring out your baggage by day in their sight, as baggage for exile. You will go out at evening in their sight, like those going into exile. 5As they watch, dig through the wall and go out through it. Bear the burden on your shoulder in their sight. Carry it out in the darkness; cover your face so that you cannot see the ground. For I have made you a sign for the house of Israel.” 7I did just as I was commanded: I brought out my baggage by day, as baggage for exile. In the evening, I dug through the wall with my hand. I carried it out in the darkness and bore it on my shoulder, as they watched. 8In the morning, the word of Adonai came to me saying,

Ezekiel 12:6 word by word

לְעֵ֨ינֵיהֶ֜ם עַל־כָּתֵ֤ף תִּשָּׂא֙ בָּעֲלָטָ֣ה תוֹצִ֔יא פָּנֶ֣יךָ תְכַסֶּ֔ה וְלֹ֥א תִרְאֶ֖ה אֶת־הָאָ֑רֶץ כִּֽי־מוֹפֵ֥ת נְתַתִּ֖יךָ לְבֵ֥ית יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• In their sightעַ֫יִן‛ayin · eye: seeingH5869
• shalt thou bearנָשָׂאnâώâ' nâsâh · to lift: raiseH5375
• shouldersכָּתֵףkâthêph · shoulderH3802
• forthיָצָאyâtsâ' · to come out: sendH3318
• in the twilightעֲלָטָה‛ălâţâh · darknessH5939
• thou shalt coverכָּסָהkâsâh · to coverH3680
• thy faceפָּנֶהpânîym · faceH6440
• that thou seeרָאָהrâ'âh · to see: seeH7200
• not the groundאֶ֫רֶץ'erets · land: country/planetH776
• for I have setנָתַןnâthan · to give: makeH5414
• a signמוֹפֵתmôphêth môphêth · wonderH4159
• unto the houseבַּ֫יִתbayith · house: householdH1004
• of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלyiώrâ'êl · IsraelH3478

Cross-references for Ezekiel 12:6

• 1 Samuel 28:8So Saul disguised himself, put on other clothes, and went with two other men, and they reached the woman by night. Then he said, “Please conjure up for me a ghost—bring up for me the one I will name to you.”
• 2 Samuel 15:30Then David continued to go up the ascent of the Mount of Olives, weeping as he ascended. He had his head covered and was walking barefoot. So all the people with him each covered his head as they went up, weeping as they ascended.
• Job 24:17For to all of them, morning is as thick darkness; they are familiar with the terrors of thick darkness.
• Ezekiel 12:11Say, ‘I am a sign for you. Just as I have done, so it will be done to them—they will go into exile, into captivity.
• Ezekiel 4:3Then take an iron plate and set it up as an iron wall between you and the city. Set your face toward it so that it is under siege. So you will lay siege against it. This will be a sign to the house of Israel.
• Ezekiel 24:24Ezekiel will be a sign for you; just as he has done, you will do. When this comes, you will know that I am Adonai.’
• Isaiah 8:18Here I am with the children that Adonai has given me as signs and wonders in Israel, from Adonai-Tzva’ot who dwells on Mount Zion.
• Isaiah 20:2at that time Adonai spoke by Isaiah the son of Amoz saying, “Go, remove the sackcloth from your loins and your sandals from your feet.” So he did so, walking naked and barefoot.

Commentaries on Ezekiel 12:6

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 6Thou shalt cover thy face, that thou see not the ground - Referring to the blinding of Zedekiah: even the covering of the face might be intended to signify that in this way Zedekiah should be carried to Babylon on men's shoulders in some sort of palanquin, with a cloth tied over his eyes, because of the recent wounds made by extracting them. All the prophecies from this to the twentieth chapter are supposed to have been delivered in the sixth year of…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 6Thou shalt cover thy face - A sign of mourning (see Ezekiel 24:17); also of Zedekiah‘s blindness Ezekiel 12:12.Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 5-7Ezekiel was to dig a hole through the wall to sneak out of a besieged city without being noticed, similar to what Zedekiah later tried to do (2 Kings 25:4).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 66. in ... twilight--rather, "in the dark." So in Ge 15:17, "it" refers to "thy stuff." cover thy face--as one who muffles his face, afraid of being recognized by anyone meeting him. So the Jews and Zedekiah should make their exit stealthily and afraid to look around, so hurried should be their fight [Calvin]. sign--rather, "a portent," namely, for evil.Read the comment

Topics related to Ezekiel 12:6

• Ezekiel
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• Israel
• Carefulness
• Ezekiel
• Face
• Shoulder
• Twilight
• Zedekiah (2)

Commentaries on Ezekiel 12

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings